People + Partners
Meet the people and partners who are helping to make Building 4.0 CRC possible.
Executive Team
Prof. Mathew Aitchison
CEO
Lisa Norden
CFO and Company Secretary
Prof. Chris Knapp
Research Director
Verity McDonald
Operations Manager
Michelle O’Grady
Executive Assistant
Isaac Coonan
Industry Lead
Samantha Lemons
Projects Manager
Paul Stroud
Projects Portfolio Manager
Tony Ford
Senior Advisor
Dr Sarah Breen Lovett
Engagement & Education Leader
Jenny Flynn
Communications Manager
Dr Angela Solarte Castaneda
Research Education Leader
Dr Ross Digby
Skills & Training Leader
Dr Duncan Maxwell
Program Leader (Digital Transformation) and Lead Researcher (Monash University)
Prof. Tuan Ngo
Program Leader (Building Transformation) and Lead Researcher (University of Melbourne)
Dr Tanja Tyvimaa
Program Leader (Sectoral Transformation) and Lead Researcher (QUT)
Prof. Robin Drogemuller
Lead Researcher
Partners
The CRC’s collaborative structure will enable our partners to understand the value of new thinking and to integrate innovative practices in their work.
Peak Industry Partners and Associations
Research Organisations Partners
Vocational Education and Training Partner
Government Partners
Building 4.0 CRC has now launched a new opportunity called the Elevator Initiative.
THEME COORDINATORS
Dr Abdallah Ghazlan
Computational Design
Alexa Gower
Planning, Uses and Zoning
Dr Ali Rashidi
Digital Project Management
Dr Angela Solarte Castaneda
Fire Safety
Dr Aravinda Rao
IoT, Sensors and Construction Tech
Dr Barrett Ens
User Interface, Visualisation and Analytics
Dr Behzad Rismanchi
Complex Systems Modelling
Dr Buser Say
Artificial Intelligence and Machine Learning
Dr Carol Hon
Construction Safety
Dr Chao Chen
Digital and Automated Fabrication (Robotics)
Dr Davood Shojaei
ePlanning and eApprovals
Dr Duncan Maxwell
Platforms and Process
Dr Eric Windholz
Policy and Regulation
Dr Felix Hui
Production and Process Systems (Advanced Manufacturing)
Dr Gillian Matthewson
Culture and Diversity
Dr Ilankaikone Senthooran
Optimisation
Ilsa Kuiper
Procurement and Contracts
Ivana Kuzmanovska
Building Design and DFMA
Dr Jenny Zhou
Indoor Environmental Quality
Dr Kourosh Khoshelham
Digitising and 3D Modelling of Physical Assets
Dr Lee-Anne Khor
Housing and Urban Design (Affordability)
Dr Mehrdad Arashpour
Construction Management
Ming Xu
Risk Management
Dr Niharika Garud
Change Management
Dr Philip Christopher
Sustainable Materials and Design
Dr Rachel Couper
Prototyping and Fabrication Technologies
Dr Rackel San Nicolas
Materials and Systems Innovation
Dr Robert Moehler
Business Model Innovation
Dr Sara Omrani
Building Operation and Performance
Dr Sarah Erfani
Cybersecurity
Dr Tanja Tyvimaa
Finance and Property Development Economics
Dr Tai Thai
Structural Optimisation
Dr Victor Bunster
ESD, LCA and Energy
Dr Wen Li
Supply Chain Management, Logistics
Dr Yihai Fang
Connected Construction Sites
Dr Zahra Seyedghorban
Customers and Markets
Memberships
Building 4.0 CRC is a proud member of the Digital Twin Consortium.